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Funding boost for veterans’ compensation assessments a win for access: RACGP

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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has said updated fee schedules will make medical assessments related to compensation claims more accessible and fairer for veterans. The changes, announced by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), will boost funding for veterans accessing compensation assessments from a GP by more than 30%, bringing DVA rates … Continued

New PhD scholarship program to advance nursing leadership in digital health

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The ACN Foundation is proud to announce the launch of a PhD scholarship program in partnership with Australian Catholic University (ACU), Ausmed, and Monash Health, designed to advance nursing leadership in digital health and drive innovation in electronic health records.   The ACN Foundation scholarship will be named the Cynthea Wellings PhD Scholarship – Advancing nursing … Continued

RACGP to train record number of specialist GPs in 2026, with ‘astounding’ growth in rural training

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A record 1772 doctors will begin training to become specialist GPs in 2026 with the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) in the Commonwealth-funded Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program. This represents a nearly 19% increase on 2025’s record-breaking AGPT cohort of 1507 future GPs. Of these: 841 doctors on the rural training pathway will … Continued

International Childhood Cancer Day highlights blood cancer as the biggest cancer threat to Australian children

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Blood cancer is the most commonly diagnosed childhood cancer in Australia[i] – and its growing impact is robbing far too many young Australians of the normal childhood they deserve. Leukaemia and lymphoma together account for almost half of all cancers diagnosed in those under the age of 19[ii], making blood cancer the single greatest cancer … Continued

Align Partners Issues Formal Shareholder Proposals to Dentium

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SEOUL, South Korea–BUSINESS WIRE– Align Partners Capital Management Inc. (“Align Partners”), a shareholder of Dentium Co., Ltd. (“Dentium” or the “Company”), has submitted formal shareholder proposals for inclusion in the agenda of Dentium’s upcoming 26th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), urging the Company to strengthen governance practices and improve capital allocation discipline. Align Partners noted that, … Continued

We Are All Sculptra: First-of-its-Kind Galderma Initiative to Demonstrate How Everyone Can Benefit from Sculptra’s Regenerative Properties

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Galderma unveils We Are All Sculptra, a global campaign capturing the clinical performance of Sculptra® across nine diverse patient profiles and journeys, over two years1 Backed by over 25 years of clinical use, Sculptra continues to prove its versatility as a regenerative treatment that works across all three layers of the skin2-6 The campaign captures … Continued

GPs call for stronger action on racism to close the gap in Australia

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In response to the Federal Government’s latest Closing the Gap report, the RACGP welcomes the investments announced by the Government and calls on all Australian governments to put more resources into tackling racism in 2026 to ensure that it is a not a barrier to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities achieving their aspirations.  The call … Continued

ASA Welcomes Improved Transparency for Private Health Members

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The Bill aims to strengthen transparency and improve patients’ understanding of their healthcare and private health insurance arrangements. The ASA supports these objectives and looks forward to continuing to work constructively with the Department to ensure that that all information published on the Medical Costs Finder website is both meaningful and relevant to patients and … Continued

BlinkLab Limited (ASX:BB1) Expands Pivotal FDA Trial Network to Nine Elite U.S. Sites Ahead of Imminent Study Commencement

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12 February 2026 – Sydney, Australia | BlinkLab Limited (ASX:BB1), a leader in AI-powered digital diagnostics, has expanded its U.S. clinical footprint with the onboarding of Drexel University as the ninth site in its pivotal FDA 510(k) trial for BlinkLab Dx 1, the Company’s Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) autism diagnostic aid. The addition of … Continued

Former AWS and Accenture AI Leader Joins Australian Healthtech i-screen as AI Push Accelerates

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Key points  High-profile global AI executive appointment signals next growth phase for Australian healthtech Brad Ryan appointed Chief AI Officer – Former AWS APJ Data & AI Partner Lead and Accenture Managing Director with 30+ years technology leadership experience Platform scale now approaching 1 million diagnostic tests across four countries Singapore expansion positions i-screen as … Continued